unbleached cloth; natural beige color
Refers to fabric or the pale beige color of unbleached cotton or linen. Often used in fashion and interior contexts.
This shirt is made of unbleached cloth.
na-adjective, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
unbleached; undyed; natural beige
Describes the color or state of being unbleached/undyed. Used as a na-adjective or no-adjective.
生成りのカーテンは部屋を柔らかい雰囲気にする。
Unbleached curtains give the room a soft atmosphere.
I like linen with an unbleached hue.
An unbleached tote bag goes with any outfit.
エクリュ is a loanword for 'ecru', a similar pale beige color, but 生成り is the native Japanese term with a stronger association with traditional unbleached cloth.
Standard kanji spelling for the unbleached cloth/color sense.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is ambiguous.
Alternate kanji spelling; may be confused with 生成 (せいせい, 'generation').
Rare kanji variant.
From 生 (ki, 'pure, raw') + 成り (nari, 'become, be'), literally 'as it is born/made', referring to the natural, unprocessed state of cloth.